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Changing Colours

Good Afternoon People! As it was Halloween this week, I chose to do a darker colour palette than I would normally! I'm glad I did as I absolutely loved wearing this manicure :) I started this Oak tree inspired manicure by painting all my nails with Revlon Parfumerie 'Autumn Spice' , a deep brown based nail polish filled with gold to rose pink colour changing glass flecks. Not only is it a gorgeous colour but it also smells amazing!! Then, using a striper brush and Revlon 'Iconic' (charcoal grey), I painted on some angular, simplified branches. Next, I used OPI 'My Vampire Is Buff' (pale, cream nude) and a detail brush to paint on the basic shapes of the leaves and acorns. I knew the final colours wouldn't show up over the dark brown so I needed to put down a lighter base colour first! For the leaves, I used Revlon Parfumerie 'Beachy' (pale gold) and Essie 'Snap Happy' (bright red). I also used Butter London 'Brick